Health Resources

Healthy Food

Useful websites

• Nutrition Unit from a-zteacherstuff: http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/244.shtml
• Fresh Food Markets Tours - tours of the Belconnen Markets, cost $4/child in 2011: http://www.belconnenmarkets.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=41&Itemid=61
• Market Tours Manual: http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=sendfile&ft=p&fid=1277357027&sid=
• http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/parents/pyramid-interactivepyramid.asp
• Weigh Up Your Lunch at http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au/hav/articles.nsf/html/index.html
• http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/
• Information on fruit and vegetables at http://www.marketfresh.com.au/mf.asp (seems to be a Victorian markets site)
• Range of links at http://activated.act.edu.au/ectl/resources/disciplinary/hpe_resources.htm
• Information and games about dairy products at http://www.dairy.edu.au/discoverdairy/index.php
• Lunchbox ideas at http://www.rainbowfood.com.au/RFC_Lunchboxes.html
• Detailed information on recommended servings for kids at http://www.kidspot.com.au/schoolzone/Nutrition-Healthy-food-pyramid+4126+332+article.htm
• Dietitian’s Association of Australia: http://www.daa.asn.au/
• Food Pyramid Poster: http://www.mypyramid.gov/downloads/miniposter.pdf
• Nutrition Australia “Healthy Living Pyramid”: http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/national/resource/healthy-living-pyramid
• Nutrition Australia “Packing a School Lunchbox DVD at http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/national/packing-school-lunchbox
• Some fun games about types of food and food groups for lower and middle primary at: http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php, possibly now moved to http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/tools/nutrition-education/games.php
• Behind the News clips
  • Food Labelling from 4/3/2014
  • Bitter Sweet (about low fat food) from 20/8/2013
  • Slimming Soft Drinks from 26/6/2012
  • Teen Obesity from 15/2/2011
  • Kids sleep from 30/7/2013